Oklahoma and West Virginia get into pregame scuffle

The No. 9 Oklahoma Sooners (8-2) travelled to a chilly Morgantown for a nighttime showdown with the No.14 West Virginia Mountaineers (8-1). That, not surprisingly, did not sit well with members of the West Virginia team. After bruising Baylor with 100 yards and two touchdowns last weekend, he one-upped himself against the Mountaineers on Saturday. However, a slip-up against Oklahoma State forces the Mountaineers to fight uphill to win the conference. Kansas State and Oklahoma have combined for four of them. The result was the two teams meeting at midfield.

OU (9-2 overall, 8-0 in Big 12) captured its 11th consecutive victory inside an opponent’s stadium and now has 15 consecutive league triumphs.

His 6.87 yards per carry on the ground in 2016 is the most in Bob Stoops’ 18 seasons at Oklahoma. WHAT SHARPS SAY: “This game is a matchup of strength vs. strength”. Kickoff for the December 3 contest in Norman will either be 11 a.m. or 2:30 p.m. The Sooners top the league in points (48.0) and yards (591.1) per game against Big 12 foes.

“I still have a couple of hiccups that I have to get back in shape for, but that drive – it felt good”, Perine said.

West Virginia came in at 14th in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. We were really excited for tonight’s game, but we made too many early mistakes. Baker Mayfield connected with Dede Westbrook for a 75-yard touchdown. The Mountaineers rushed for 388 yards on a snowy day in Morgantown and had 579 yards of total offense in the loss. After the Mountaineers drove 83 yards on five plays early in the second quarter to get down to Oklahoma’s 4-yard line, Justin Crawford was stripped by Jordan Evans, and the Sooners recovered. That tone completely fizzled with OU scoring the first 34 points to extinguish any West Virginia hopes. It’s being billed as West Virginia’s biggest home game since 2007. The game is scheduled for an 8:00 p.m. start time and it will be televised nationally on ABC.

“We want to make them feel uncomfortable”, senior linebacker Justin Arndt said.

The West Virginia Mountaineers are 8-1 (5-1) this season after beating Texas by a score of 24-20 in their last game.

“These guys are way smarter than me, so they know how big this game is for our program”, coach Ken Niumatalolo told the Washington Post.

Turnovers and penalties tormented West Virginia later in the game.

Attempting to field the punt because he incorrect believe the ball hit his teammate, Gary Jennings attempted to field the punt.

Samaje Perine scored six plays later to help Oklahoma take a 7-0 lead. The Sooners went the length of the field to score touchdowns after both turnovers.

WVU needs to ramp things up after their close call against Texas, where the defense and rush won the game for them as QB Skyler Howard, 22, threw for only one touchdown and three interceptions. If they win out in their final two games, they win the conference title.

Oklahoma is a 3.5-point favorite, according to Vegas Insider.

The Sooners can wrap it up with a win Saturday coupled with an Oklahoma State loss at TCU.